I’ve been working my way through a box of Luminox watches for WatchReport, and have also been enjoying what is probably the single coolest freebie I’ve gotten to date. It’s a Luminox-branded flashlight:

[caption id=”attachment_1138” align=”aligncenter” width=”450” caption=”Looks like your basic Chinese LED flashlight, right?”][/caption]

But this one does tricks. First press lights up the white LEDs around the outside:

[caption id=”attachment_1139” align=”aligncenter” width=”450” caption=”Basic white .5W LEDs”][/caption]

OK, that’s nice, but see what happens on the next press:

[caption id=”attachment_1140” align=”aligncenter” width=”450” caption=”You get an inner ring of 5 purplish LEDs”][/caption]

It took me a while to figure this out; at first I thought it was just a slightly different color set. More efficient? Gimmick?

Then came the a-ha moment: It’s ultraviolet light! Perfect for seeing what dies flouresce, checking out the security printing on your license, and charging the lume on watches.

And it has yet One More Trick, too:

[caption id=”attachment_1141” align=”aligncenter” width=”450” caption=”Yes, it’s a red LED laser to boot.”][/caption]

A nice, bright laser light. Good for hundreds of meters at night. How’s that for an awesome flashlight?